Botswana votes with ruling party seeking to extend six decades of power

A voter casts her ballot as an electoral official and a Botswana Police officer look on at the Gaborone Block 8 polling station in Gaborone on October 30, 2024, during Botswana's general election. Residents await their turns to cast their votes during an election to decide if it keeps faith with one of Africa's longest-ruling parties, in Gaborone, Botswana, Oct. 30, 2024.

Southern Africa's diamond-rich nation of Botswana voted in general elections Wednesday with the ruling party seeking to extend its nearly six-decade rule and hand a second term to President Mokgweetsi Masisi.